Pursuant to section 26 of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (“Act”), the Environmental Protection Authority hereby determines that

Actias maenas (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae), Doubleday, 1847

is a new organism for the purpose of the Act.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 2016.

Dr JOHN TAYLOR, Chair, Decision-making Committee of the Authority.